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Scientific Name: Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym: Cypraea nucleus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Nucleus cowrie, Kernal cowrie, Nut cowrie, Hard rusted cowrie
Local/Bangla Name: Kata koyre (কাঁটা কড়ি)
Photo: GBIF
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mullusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Description:
The shell is small, solid, and ovate with a bulbously inflated shape. The dorsal surface is covered with small pustules and fine ridges. These ridges seem to be the extension of the teeth, which completely cover the base. The margins are slightly callous. The base is convex. The aperture is narrow, and sometimes more curved posteriorly. The columella extends right across the base to the outer margin. The fossula is shallow and denticulate. The body color is pale brown to off-white, and is bright and shiny. The base is pale brown with transversely numerous strong, conspicuous lines and teeth with reddish lines.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
Cox’s Bazar, St. Martin’s Island
Environment:
Marine
Main References:
Siddiqui KU, Islam MA, Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Haque EU, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA, Khondker M, Rahman MM (2007) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 17. Molluscs. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 415 pp.
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